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It’s a Watermelon Welcome for next year’s kindergartners

April 28, 2025 Last Updated: April 28, 2025 07:27 PM

Upcoming kindergartners listen to a watermelon story while wearing their watermelon hats during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips

Upcoming kindergartners listen to a watermelon story while wearing their watermelon hats during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips
Upcoming kindergartner Lana Ohisson makes a watermelon craft during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips
Upcoming kindergartner Alina Mattiucci plants a watermelon seed during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips
Upcoming kindergartner Ella Platt plants a watermelon seed during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips
Upcoming kindergartner Declan Becker makes a watermelon craft during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips
Upcoming kindergartner Declan Becker makes a watermelon craft during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips
Upcoming kindergartner Ella Platt plants a watermelon seed during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips
Upcoming kindergartner Bennett Caruso plants a watermelon seed during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips
Upcoming kindergartner Syed Haider makes a watermelon craft during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips
Upcoming kindergartner Bennett Caruso plants a watermelon seed during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips
Upcoming kindergartner Delaney Alioto makes a watermelon craft during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips
Upcoming kindergartner Tessa Runyon plants a watermelon seed during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips
Upcoming kindergartners Delaney Alioto and Declan Becker make a watermelon craft during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips
Upcoming kindergartner Tessa Runyon plants a watermelon seed during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips
Upcoming kindergartner Violet Hlebiczki colors her watermelon hat during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips
Upcoming kindergartner Callahan Roach colors her watermelon hat during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips
Upcoming kindergartner Declan Becker makes a watermelon craft during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips
Upcoming kindergartner Violet Hlebiczki colors her watermelon hat during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips
Upcoming kindergartner Syed Haider makes a watermelon craft during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips
Upcoming kindergartner Bennett Caruso gets fitted into his watermelon hat during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips
Upcoming kindergartner Sloan Krebs gets fitted for her watermelon hat during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips
Upcoming kindergartner Edward Rabold colors his watermelon hat during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips
Soon to be kindergartners learn how to make watermelon hats during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips
Upcoming kindergartner Tessa Runyon plants a watermelon seed during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips
Upcoming kindergartner Edward Rabold learns how to make a watermelon hat during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips
Soon to be kindergartners file into a classroom to make watermelon hats during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips
Upcoming kindergartner Lana Ohisson learns how to make her watermelon craft during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips
Parents watch as their upcoming kindergartners get instruction of how to make their watermelon craft during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips
Upcoming kindergartners Lincoln Worley and Iris Ignatuk grab crayons to color their watermelon hats during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips
Upcoming kindergartner Edward Rabold gets fitted for his watermelon hat during the Watermelon Welcome Kindergarten Preview day at Mars Area Primary Center on Friday, April 25, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

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